Investigator Viktor Nesterenko detains suspect Maksim Chebotayev. Nesterenko explains to Maksim that the case will not be hushed up — Anya will not withdraw her statement. His friends have money and connections, and in the event of a direct threat, they will shift all the blame onto Maksim. Despite pressure from management to close the case as "mutual" — Viktor organizes an investigative experiment on Viktor Dorin's yacht in the presence of Anna Fedorova, investigator Smirnova, and attesting witnesses.
